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Lawrence Tynes laughs over Tom Brady’s critical Daniel Jones comments: ‘Raiders were all over him’

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Lawrence Tynes laughs over Tom Brady’s critical Daniel Jones comments: ‘Raiders were all over him’

Lawrence Tynes has entered the chat.

The former Giants kicker weighed in after Tom Brady was critical of quarterback Daniel Jones’ handling of his exit in New York.

Jones asked for a release from the Giants after dropping to fourth on the depth chart and being sent to the scout team. He’s set to sign with the Vikings for $375,000 as soon as Friday.

“This is funny,” Tynes wrote on X, including a video of Brady’s comments. “The Raiders were all over Daniel Jones and wanted to sign him. You know, the team that Brady is minority owner of.”

The Raiders were indeed interested in Jones after Gardner Minshew’s left collarbone injury ruled him out of the rest of the season.

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones #8, speaking to the media after practice at the New York Giants training facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Nov. 21, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

While calling his first Thanksgiving Day game for Fox Sports — an eventual 27-20 Cowboys win over the Giants at AT&T Stadium — Brady claimed he didn’t know exactly what went down with Jones but still did not approve of how Jones handled the situation.

“I don’t know how that whole situation went down but to think that you’d ask for a release from a team that committed a lot to you is maybe different from how I would’ve handled that,” Brady said.

Tom Brady walks across the field before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 24, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Getty Images
Former Giants placekicker Lawrence Tynes speaks to the media after practice in December 2012. Bill Kostroun/New York Post

“I always felt I wanted to get the trust and respect of my teammates regardless of the situation, knowing that I was trying to be the best I could for the team because that was the most important thing.”

Jones notably possessed an injury clause in his contract with the Giants, which would have guaranteed him $23 million for next year if he got injured and couldn’t pass a physical during the offseason.

He signed a four-year, $160 million extension with the Giants ahead of the 2023 season.

Post columnist Paul Schwartz speaking with Former New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes for the New York Post Podcast Blue Rush, at the Victory Sports Bar at Meadowlands Entertainment, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

The Giants benched Jones last week ahead of the team’s 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers, with Tommy DeVito starting in his place.

Both sides mutually parted ways, owner John Mara said, before Jones joined an NFC Contender in the Vikings.

He is likely to back up both starting quarterback Sam Darnold and backup Nick Mullens, and will be a free agent after the season.

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